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Smart Questions: Data You Can Bank On

When compiled and analyzed correctly, good market research can send a company in a new and more profitable direction. Here are some questions you can ask to ...  Read story

Team Time

The backcountry isn't the only place to experience extreme team building. Here are a few other options that don't involved blistered feet or altitude sickness.  Read story

Steve Layne

Age: 25 Hometown: None -- "My dad was in the Air Force." Undergraduate Degree: Eckerd College Business School: The Fuqua School of Busin...  Read story

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North Carolina's Research Triangle is the idol of industrial-policy advocates, who argue that the rest of the country ought to emulate its business-govern...  Read story

It's Official: MBAs Are a Bunch of Clowns

B-schools send in the clowns.  Read story

Obese Employees Cost Companies More

A new study suggests that investing in wellness programs may pay off on the bottom line.  Read story

Cleaning Up At Newsstands

Mr. Sam's minions find Mental Floss more newsworthy than Maxim .  Read story

Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Will Pearson, Mental Floss

#22 WILL PEARSON #23 MANGESH HATTIKUDUR MENTAL FLOSS Ages: both 28 ...  Read story

Entrepreneurship Group Forms Panel on University Education

Jan. 26, 2006 - In an effort to create a common approach to entrepreneurial education across all universities, a leading organization for...  Read story

The Thinking Man's Outsourcing

A surprising number of U.S. companies are sending their most complex activities overseas.  Read story

Rise of the Entrepreneurial Class

Five years ago, Jim Poss, a 28-year-old environmental studies grad from Duke University, was determined to make a living in renewable energy -- he had the...  Read story

Applicant of the Week: mental_floss magazine

Two Duke University students with a penchant for trivia started their own magazine geared towards factoid junkies just like themselves, of course.  Read story

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Excel in Technical Industries

A study finds that skilled immigrants are leading innovation and creating jobs and wealth.  Read story

Life After March Madness

Former Duke stars Christian Laettner and Brian Davis have turned their attention to real-estate development.  Read story

The Dos and Don’ts of Dorm Room Enterprise , inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

The college dropout turned billionaire is a tale that's becoming stale. Sergey Brin and Larry Page famously dropped out of Stanford's Ph.D. program...  Read story

Give Your Thumbs a Break

E-mailing and texting can help get work done -- but too much typing on a smartphone can take a physical toll.  Read story

That Championship Start-up

An up-close look at a start-up that is creating its own market with new video technologies for sports coaches.  Read story

Life In The Silicon Rain Forest

Oregon has always been a great place to fish or raise a family. Lately it has become one of the hottest places around to start a company.  Read story

Contempt of Court

How to avoid litigation and cut legal costs.  Read story

The VC in My Dorm Room

Business school students have gone beyond starting their own companies. Now they're funding one another's ventures.  Read story

Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu

She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and be...  Read story

The Buzz Factory

Tattoo, Inc., a low-profile San Francisco marketing firm, has amassed an impressive group of blue-chip clients with its uncanny ability to define the essence...  Read story

Blood Feud

The story of a biomedical start-up sued by an industry giant for theft of trade secrets, and how the start-up triumphed.  Read story

In Memoriam

We remember the great entrepreneurs who died this year, from the founders of K2 skis and Lands' End, to the woman who invented tortilla chips and Richard Bra...  Read story

Motherhood, Apple Pie Stock Options

Although stock options are widely used to attract quality employees, they can have negative effects on your company if employees misunderstand them of if the...  Read story

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